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August 22, 2016

Turkish LGBTQ Community Remembers Murdered Activist Hande Kader
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Also in Turkey, members of the LGBTQ community demonstrated peacefully
on Sunday to mark the murder of transgender rights activist and sex
worker Hande Kader. Kader's body was found on August 12 in Istanbul.
Discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ community is common in
Turkey. More than 40 transgender people have been killed in Turkey since
2008. Vice President Joe Biden will be visiting Turkey later this week.
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